Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou

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Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou
Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou in relation to the other Québec ridings.
Member of Parliament Yvon Lévesque
Bloc Québécois
Population, 2001 80 052
Electors, 2006 56 615
Area (km²) 843 721
Population density (people per km²) 0.09
Electoral district created 2003, from Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik, Manicouagan and Roberval
Census divisions • Jamésie Territory
• Kativik Regional Government
• La Vallée-de-l'Or RCM
Polling divisions 152
Major municipalities • Chapais
• Chibougamau
• Chisasibi
• Lebel-sur-Quévillon
• Malartic
• Matagami
• Mistissini
• Senneterre
• Val-d'Or

Abitibi (also known as Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik) and Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou (formerly known as Nunavik—Eeyou) are federal electoral districts in the province of Quebec, Canada, that have been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1966.

"Abitibi" was created in 1966, and renamed "Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik". It was abolished in 2003, and most of its territory was incorporated into "Nunavik—Eeyou", which was renamed "Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou" in 2004.

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[edit] Geography

Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou currently consists of:

  • the Regional County Municipality of Vallée-de-l'Or, including: Lac-Simon Indian Reserve; the Indian Settlement of Grand-Lac Victoria;
  • the Equivalent Territory of Jamésie, including: the Cree villages and reserved lands of Chisasibi, Eastmain, Mistissini, Nemiscau, Waskaganish, Waswanipi and Wemindji; the Indian Settlement of Oujé-Bougoumou, excepting that part of the Municipality of Baie-James lying southerly of latitude 50°00' N and westerly of longitude 79°00' W; and
  • the Territory of the Kativik Regional Government, including the Cree village and reserved land of Whapmagoostui; the nordic village municipalities of Akulivik, Aupaluk, Inukjuak, Ivujivik, Kangiqsualujjuaq, Kangiqsujuaq, Kangirsuk, Kuujjuaq, Kuujjuarapik, Puvirnituq, Quaqtaq, Salluit, Tasiujaq and Umiujaq; the Naskapi Village Municipality of Kawawachikamach.

The neighbouring ridings are Timmins—James Bay, Nunavut, Labrador, Manicouagan, Chicoutimi—Le Fjord, Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean, Saint-Maurice—Champlain, Pontiac, and Abitibi—Témiscamingue.

[edit] History

Abitibi riding was created in 1966 from parts of Chapleau and Saguenay electoral districts. In 1976, parts of Villeneuve were incorporated. The electoral district's name was changed in 1998 to "Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik".

In the 2003 re-distribution, Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik was abolished. A new riding, "Nunavik—Eeyou", was created with substatilly the same terriory as Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik. Parts of Manicouagan and Roberval ridings were added, while a part was lost to Abitibi—Témiscamingue. Its name was changed to "Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou" after the 2004 election.

This riding has elected the following Members of Parliament:

Parliament Years Member Party
Chapleau and Saguenay prior to 1968
Abitibi
28th 1968-1971     Gérard Laprise Ralliement Créditiste
1971-1972 Social Credit
29th 1972-1974
30th 1974-1979
31st 1979-1980     Armand Caouette Social Credit
32nd 1980-1984     René Gingras Liberal
33rd 1984-1988     Guy St-Julien Progressive Conservative
34th 1988-1993
35th 1993-1997     Bernard Deshaies Bloc Québécois
36th 1997-2000     Guy St-Julien Liberal
Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik
37th 2000-2004     Guy St-Julien Liberal
Nunavik—Eeyou
38th 2004-2006     Yvon Lévesque Bloc Québécois
Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou
39th 2006-     Yvon Lévesque Bloc Québécois

[edit] Election results

[edit] Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, 2004 - present

Canadian federal election, 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
     Bloc Québécois Yvon Lévesque 13,928 46.6 +1.4
     Liberal Armand Caouette 6,700 22.4 -20.8
     Conservative Gilles Gagnon 6,261 20.9 +16.3
     New Democrat Dominique Vaillancourt 1,810 6.1 +2.2
     Green Pierre Denis 1,210 4.0 +0.9

[edit] Nunavik—Eeyou, 2003 - 2004

Canadian federal election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois Yvon Lévesque 12,578
     Liberal Guy St-Julien 12,006
     Conservative François Dionne 1,265
     New Democrat Pierre Corbeil 1,097
     Green Martin Fournier 862

[edit] Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik, 2000 - 2004

Canadian federal election, 2000
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal ST-JULIEN, Guy 18,198
     Bloc Québécois LEMIEUX, François 15,567
     Canadian Alliance DIONNE, François 1,297
     Progressive Conservative GEMME, Sylvain 809
     New Democrat FREDRICK, Daniel 534

[edit] Abitibi, 1968 - 2000

Canadian federal election, 1997
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal Guy St-Julien 16,803
     Bloc Québécois Jeannot COUTURE 14,168
     Progressive Conservative Armand CAOUETTE 6,531
     New Democratic Party Claudette PAQUIN 909


Canadian federal election, 1993
Party Candidate Votes
     Bloc Québécois Bernard DESHAIES 18,876
     Progressive Conservative Guy St-Julien 14,651
     Liberal Lucie BLAIS 6,666
     New Democratic Party Louise CLOUTIER 951


Canadian federal election, 1988
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Guy St-Julien 22,254
     New Democratic Party Gerry LEMOYNE 10,161
     Liberal Normand MICHAUD 6,251


Canadian federal election, 1984
Party Candidate Votes
     Progressive Conservative Guy St-Julien 23,230
     Liberal René GINGRAS 12,525
     New Democratic Party Royal TREMBLAY 3,583
     Rhinoceros Robert HAMELIN 2,264
     Nationaliste Georges CARON 1,925
     Social Credit Alphonse LEDUC 1,179


Canadian federal election, 1980
Party Candidate Votes
     Liberal René GINGRAS 22,050 Lib
     Social Credit Armand CAOUETTE 14,881
     New Democratic Party Royal TREMBLAY 2,553
     Progressive Conservative Marius GAUTHIER 1,982
     Independent Myriam BOUCHARD 1,008 Ind.
     Union Populaire Martine DION 416 .
     Marxist-Leninist Fernand DESCHAMPS 300


Canadian federal election, 1979
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Armand CAOUETTE 21,387
     Liberal Ronald TETRAULT 15,697
     Progressive Conservative Jean-Jacques MARTEL 5,652
     Rhinoceros Doris ST-PIERRE 1,425
     New Democratic Party Maurice VANEY 1,420
     Independent Zebedee NUNGAK 986
     Union Populaire Judith DESJARDINS 344
     Marxist-Leninist Jean LETOURNEAU 233


Canadian federal election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Gérard LAPRISE 12,423
     Liberal Marcel GAGNON 7,046
     Progressive Conservative Robert JOHNSON 1,199
     New Democratic Party Léon GUENETTE 1,031
     Unknown Yves LIMOGES 282


Canadian federal election, 1972
Party Candidate Votes
     Social Credit Gérard LAPRISE 12,482
     Liberal Marcel BERGERON 8,203
     Progressive Conservative Paul-Emile GELINAS 1,739


Canadian federal election, 1968
Party Candidate Votes
     Ralliement créditiste Gérard LAPRISE 10,884
     Liberal André LAVIGNE 6,606
     Progressive Conservative Marc PARENT 1,796
     New Democratic Party J. LEONARD-Gérald 515


[edit] See also

[edit] External links

Riding history from the Library of Parliament:

Federal Ridings in the Laurentides, Outaouais and Northern Quebec
Bloc Québécois

Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou | Abitibi—Témiscamingue | Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel | Gatineau | Laurentides—Labelle | Rivière-des-Mille-Îles | Rivière-du-Nord | Terrebonne—Blainville
Liberal

Hull—Aylmer
Conservative

Pontiac
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